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Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad is easy to make using your favorite pasta, bacon, spinach and Ranch dressing. Add grilled chicken or shrimp too!
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 30m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Carrie's Experimental Kitchen📖 carriesexperimentalkitchen
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pot
- colander
- bowl
- mixing bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Start by filling a large pot with water, add a dash or two of salt; then bring to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until the pasta is al dente; approximately ⏱️ 7 minutes. Drain the pasta in a colander and rinse under cold water until cool to the touch. While the pasta is cooking you can prepare the other ingredients.
dry pasta (I used rotini)2 cups
2
Cook the bacon, drain on paper towels to remove excess grease; then crumble the bacon into pieces.
3
Clean the spinach under cold water. Dry well; then tear or chop into bite sized pieces.If adding a protein, dice it into bite sized pieces.
fresh spinach (torn into bite sized pieces)1 cup
4
Add the cooke pasta, bacon crumbles, spinach and any protein to a large mixing bowl.
dry pasta (I used rotini)2 cupsfresh spinach (torn into bite sized pieces)1 cup
5
Finally, add the Ranch Dressing to the bowl; then mix well and toss to coat. Place the salad in a serving bowl and refrigerate for at least ⏱️ 2 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts
calories
164 kcal
fat Content
9 g
serving Size
0.5 cup
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
202 mg
protein Content
9 g
trans Fat Content
0.004 g
cholesterol Content
22 mg
carbohydrate Content
12 g
saturated Fat Content
2 g
unsaturated Fat Content
6 g
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